When Fran Frieri scored her 200th career goal in an Illinois High School Association sectional final against Lenox Lincoln-Way (Ill.), it was the last gasp for the Porters in an 18-14 loss. And it was her final appearance on a scholastic field, since, as we mentioned yesterday, she did not get a berth in this weekend’s Under Armour All-America girls’ lacrosse game.
But the 200-goal effort is a landmark effort not only for girls’ high school lacrosse, but in the realm of youth athletics. Here’s a rundown of the known records for U.S. scholastic field invasion team sports:
Total | Name | Sport | School | Year |
200 | Fran Frieri | Girls’ lacrosse | Lockport (Ill.) Township | 2022 |
130 | Kassi Ginther | Girls’ soccer | Summit Christian Academy (Mo.) | 2017 |
125 | Ryleigh Heck | Field hockey | Voorhees Eastern (N.J.) | 2021 |
110 | Krissy Wendell | Girls’ ice hockey | Park Center (Minn.) | 2000 |
109 | Jace Conley | Boys’ lacrosse | Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Mich.) | 2018 |
94 | David Russell | Boys’ soccer | Weatherly (Pa.) | 2002 |
94 | Ron Rolston | Boys’ ice hockey | Flint Powers Catholic (Mich.) | 1984 |
Mind you, sports like ice hockey and soccer have had their elite school-age players weakened through pay-to-play clubs, but that in no way diminishes Frieri’s achievement.
For the second time, Frieri, the Notre Dame golden-domer, is your national scoring champion. Indeed, when you look at recent history, a number of players have been the No. 1 goal-scorer twice:
2022: Fran Frieri, Lockport (Ill.) Township, 200
2021: Fran Frieri, Lockport (Ill.) Township, 191
2020: No award because of global pandemic
2019: Brittany Sherrod, Versailles Woodford County (Ky.) 158
2018: Charlie Rudy, Novato (Calif.), 147
2017: Charlie Rudy, Novato (Calif.), 160
2016: Bridget Ruskey, Cape May Courthouse Middle Township (N.J.), 135
2015: Sophia Turchetta, Harvard Bromfield (Mass.), 158
2014: Sophia Turchetta, Harvard Bromfield (Mass.), 170
2013: Daniela McMahon, Saddle River Country Day School (N.J.), 143
2012: Emma Lazaroff, Lafayette Centaurus (Colo.), 143
2011: Alex Moore, Allentown (N.J.), 148
2010: Autumn MacMillin, Tecumseh (Mich.), 157
2009: Katie Ferris, Carthage (N.Y.), 138
2008: Courtney Miller, Chappaqua Horace Greeley (N.Y.) 125
2007: Mallori Selliger, Clarkstown (N.Y.) North, 88
2006: Shannon Smith, West Babylon (N.Y.) 129
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